Charles William Patrick Bennett King, BSc Civil Engineering 1952 (died December 2005)
Charles William Patrick Bennett King, better known as Patrick or Paddy, was born the eldest child of Georgina and William Arthur King in Half Way Tree, St Andrew, Jamaica. Throughout his life he was very athletic and health conscious. He loved horseriding in his youth, was a rower whilst at Queen's and keen walker and regualr swimmer in his later years.He graduated from Queen's with a BSc in Civil Engineering in 1952 and qualified as a Chartered Civil Engineer. He worked and travelled in the West Indies and South Africa accompanied by his wife Waveney and their children Tony, Debbie and Gina. As an engineer he worked for many prestigious Civil Engineering companies working on such projects as Nuclear Power Stations, Sugar Refineries and Plantations, Harbours and Docks, Bridges and Airstrips.
Patrick took early retirement to spend more time with his family. He spent his later years writing articles for the Sporting Life, The Times, Daily Mail and Ceefax. He embraced all types of new technologies and became a day trader.
He will be sorely missed by his wife Waveney, children Tony, Debbie and Gina, his brothers and their wives Peter and Veronica, Ben and Elaine and Robin and Roz and their families, his numerous cousins, relatives and friends.
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